How do you carry when riding your motorcycle?

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Scott Evans

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I’m leaning toward a shoulder rig.
This is the bike I just finished building. It took about 3 years but near everything is custom.
In any event what do you suggest for carry while riding?
 

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since the throttle is in my right hand, i carry in my left hand. get a lot of looks at traffic lights, but cars always give me the right-of-way.
 
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I've got one of those leather "tool bags" that goes on the handle bars I keep my CCW in while riding but when I stop the CCW goes back in the IWB holster I normally carry in.
 
the speed, ability to lane split, the braking is the advantage. im a fair bike rider but i cant see doing both at the same time so i dont do anything special, except when its hot and then concealment becomes the biggest issue. congrats on the bike completion, be safe!
 
well i don't ride a motorcycle but i do ride fourwheelers and horses some of the time and find the easiest way to carry is in a shoulder or chest rig.. BTW nice ride!!!
 
AIWB same as I do when doing everything else. Yep, it's gonna hurt if I land on it, yep it's a calculated risk I'm willing to take.
 
I dont ride motor cycles anymore but I so spend a good deal of time horse back, I dont change anything, I still carry my 642 in my pants pocket.
 
For use on that noisy chrome vibrator I suggest you use a shoulder rig so it doesn't shake out and fall on the road.

Also, consider some mufflers, you're making the more sensible of us look bad. Consider the arguments we provide for suppressors:

"I don't want to worry about hearing damage."
"I don't want to bother my neighbors."

I'm pretty sure that with those drag pipes, you're doing both.
 
Just so no one is confused … I was not thinking of pulling the weapon while riding. Simply was wondering what others may have come up with for more security while getting from one place to the other. So far I’ve lost a set of keys and a pretty decent folding knife. Normally (when not riding) I carry in an IWB or paddle holster just behind my right hip. The frame on the bike is ridged so I used 5” springs in the seat to absorb some of the bumps in the road. Still from time to time I get a jolt. I am planning to add a tool bag to the front forks as mentioned by hoytinak but I don’t like the possibility of drawing attention to the weapon going back and forth from holster to bag. The style of bike causes some to make assumptions and adding a hand gun to their view may cause problems. As to the noise; it’s not too bad being only an 80ci EVO.
 

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for me its appendix carry with a smaller pistol. when im bent over it it feels the most secure. i dont want it showing from the rear, and im usually riding with just a t-shirt in the summer.
 
I just put my P11 in a jacket pocket. I'm tempted to just OC my Sig 220 but heard horror stories of the gun smashing a hip during a laydown.
 
A holster with a snap, or a Mika pocket holster. Open carry is legal here so I don't worry if anyone notices it while I am riding.
 
For use on that noisy chrome vibrator I suggest you use a shoulder rig so it doesn't shake out and fall on the road.

Also, consider some mufflers, you're making the more sensible of us look bad. Consider the arguments we provide for suppressors:

"I don't want to worry about hearing damage."
"I don't want to bother my neighbors."

I'm pretty sure that with those drag pipes, you're doing both.
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It's an old cliche (loud pipes save lives), and I must confess that it's not the sole reason I run drag pipes, but darn it, a blip of the throttle has made my presence known to a few non-attentive drivers in the past.

As for carrying on the bike, I generally pocket carry on the inside pocket of my jacket.

Ride safe.
 
I haven't had my face in the wind for years. Still have a Spitfire MKII Special and a FXE in mothballs. Used to carry a whippet 12 ga. on the left side of the fuel tank. .44 Mag in a breakout shoulder holster, LH draw and a .25 auto or .38/375 revolver wherever it was convienient.

This was also long before 'bikers welcome' signs.
 
On shorter hops I usually use the fanny pack. On longer trips I use a magnetic tank bag with an holster inside. I find the less on your person on long trips greater than 150 miles the more comfortable you are.

I have tried the Shoulder Holster but it just doesn't seem secure just hanging there when I am going 70-75 mph.

Does anyone use the Shoulder Holster on the Motorcycle/
 
Make sure you epoxy it into the holster, otherwise it will rattle out and you'll have to pick it up when you go back to get your kidneys.

Nice hard-tail. :)
 
I ride all the time with my gun in my Blackhawk fanny pack holster.

It has a nice "double locking" clasp so I feel pretty secure.

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